Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: Against the statewide grid: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area registers 116 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, 1 Cafe, and 1 Deli. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
98 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa, DENNY'S in St. Petersburg and DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS in Tampa ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 98 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 2 diners, and 1 Cafe. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2026-07-16
- DENNY'SSt. Petersburg4 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-07-21
- DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINSTampa2 HP1 BASPestScore 251last visit 2026-07-21
- MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGESThe Villages2 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 265last visit 2026-07-20
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-07-15
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Near Miss
116 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: FLAP JACKS in Palm Harbor, CAFE ARTEMISA in Tampa and SALEM'S FRESH EATS in Tampa led the board in the Tampa Bay area. 116 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- FLAP JACKSPalm Harbor7 HP2 INT25 BASPestScore 795last visit 2026-02-10
- CAFE ARTEMISATampa6 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 668last visit 2025-12-05
- SALEM'S FRESH EATSTampa6 HP2 INT13 BASPestScore 683last visit 2026-04-24
- EL CHURRASCASO GRILL TAMPATampa4 HP1 INT3 BASScore 413last visit 2026-04-24
- HATTRICKSTampa3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
424 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. SMOKIN IT UP in Seffner, KICKIN' JUICES in Tarpon Springs and EL PATRON FOOD TRUCK in Zephyrhills ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 9 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 54 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 380 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 371 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 381 confirmed and 378 suspected. Velocity check: 63 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2027-02-01. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is management, not mystery.
- SMOKIN IT UPSeffnerclosure score 1
- KICKIN' JUICESTarpon Springsclosure score 1
- EL PATRON FOOD TRUCKZephyrhillsclosure score 1
- GYROAMIGOTampaclosure score 1
- HEALTHY NOURISHMENTS 2GOLand O' Lakesclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
169 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
I've seen this in kitchens from Saigon to Sarasota: 169 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILL, PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSE. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILLClearwater7 HP3 INT10 BASScore 740Active bad actorlast visit 05/06/2026
- PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSEClearwater12 HP7 INT29 BASScore 1299Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
- FIVE BUCKS DRINKERYSt. Petersburg10 HP5 INT18 BASScore 1068Active bad actorlast visit 03/16/2026
- OYSTER SHUCKER INCSt. Pete Beach6 HP6 INT7 BASScore 667Active bad actorlast visit 01/22/2026
- SAIGON DELI IITampa8 HP14 INT42 BASScore 982Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
40 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
The kitchen tells on itself. LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, LICENSED TO CHILL in Brooksville and MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Clearwater topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 40 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The line deserved better.
- LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANTSeffner1 INT4 BASScore 14
- LICENSED TO CHILLBrooksville
- MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANTClearwater1 INTScore 10
- STRANDHILL PUBLICTampa
- AHI SUSHISt. Petersburg2 INT3 BASPestScore 73
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Clean Plates
596 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 596 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, SON OF A BRISKET BBQ among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is management, not mystery.
- BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BARClearwater
- I WANNA WOKTampa
- SON OF A BRISKET BBQTampa
- DOUBLE EAGLE IIClearwater1 BASScore 1
- DUBLIN HOUSE PUBLargo
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🆕 New
New Owners
27 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The ownership-change feed led the board in the Tampa Bay area. 27 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations. An ownership-change filing means a new face behind the counter. Not a shut door, not a closed sign, just a new name on the same license. The kitchen stays the same, the menu stays the same, but the person who owns it has changed. That’s how the game is played in the back of the house.
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Openings
43 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. Total for the Tampa Bay area: 43 opening signals. 41 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7061 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SUNSHINE CHEESECAKE in Tampa, NUBO in Clearwater and CARE PACKAGE MEAL PREP CO in Apollo Beach. Ledger type mix: 7061 new-license records and 41 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4612 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2074 TAMPA and 509 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 167 opening signals in the last 90 days, 48 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-27. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- SUNSHINE CHEESECAKETampa
- NUBOClearwater
- CARE PACKAGE MEAL PREP COApollo Beach
- TRAILWINDS RETIREMENTWildwood
- TOMMY'S CHOPHOUSETampa
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